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29th Olympic Games - JO, Beijing, China, August 9-23, 2008

Event 25 - August 18: Women's Points Race Final

Vos rolled in with the win
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Marianne Vos (Netherlands) goes on the attack
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Three very happy women:
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Marianne Vos (Netherlands)
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Happy tears for Leire Olaberria (Spain)
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Sarah Hammer (USA) in obvious pain
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A nasty crash after the second sprint
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Katherine Bates (Australia)
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Maria Luisa Calle (Colombia)
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Sarah Hammer (USA) is helped off the track
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Vos led the field for the last few laps
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Rebecca Romero (Great Britain)
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The women's points race
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Sarah Hammer tried an early break
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Sarah Hammer (USA)
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Verena Jooss (Germany) Trine Schmidt (Denmark)
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Gina Grain (Canada)
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Yoanka Gonzalez (Cuba)
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Satomi Wadami (Japan) goes down
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Trine Schmidt (Denmark) runs into her
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Sarah Hammer (USA)
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Hammer goes down hard
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Three riders down
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Schmidt gets back up and continues
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Vera Carrara (Italy)
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The group all together
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Rebecca Romero (Great Britain) tried to time trial away
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Leire Olaberria (Spain)
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Marianne Vos (Netherlands) makes the move
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No one reacted when Vos attacked
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Marianne Vos on her way to lapping field
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Gina Grain chases
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Maria Luisa Calle (Colombia)
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Yoanka Gonzalez (Cuba) and Leire Olaberria (Spain)
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Marianne Vos (Netherlands) and Yan Li (China)
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Katherine Bates (Australia)
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Gina Grain went with Vos in the final laps
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Gonzalez took three sprints
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Marianne Vos savors the win
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A victory lap for a tearful Vos
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Vos sheds more tears trackside
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The women's points race podium:
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Yoanka Gonzalez (Cuba), Marianne Vos (Netherlands) and Liere Olaberria (Spain)
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Sarah Hammer in the white and blue
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Trine Schmidt went down also
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Hammer looks shocked
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Trine Schmidt was able to continue
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Marianne Vos during her attack.
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Leire Olaberria of Spain put in a strong pull
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Cuban rider Yoanka Gonzalez took the silver medal
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Vos crosses the line celebrating
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Vos with the Dutch flag
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The ceremony for the points race
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A young USA fan was in the stands for the track events.
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